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Hey All my department is looking into replacing our cutter blades. We are looking at the Speedway Blades for our cutter unit, but no our area has them and I am wondering if any of you have used them and what you think. I heard that they are good for cutting Post, but won't work for cutting hinges and heavier metals.

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Send the Amkus back and have them resharpened, When I get to work tomorrow I will send you name of the company that does this for us. They do Amkus stuff, we have 7 sets of Jaws by them. We send them in at least every 2 yrs for PMs. Zimm

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What you need to do is call your local dealer and get a demo set up for yall. I have never used the speedway cutters but some of my friends do like them.

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We upgraded one of our Amkus cutters to the speedway blades, and it was an improvement.

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We are in the process of getting rid of our Amkus tools and have replaced all but one set with Genesis tools. The other set is slated for a replacement with Genesis as well.

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Hey Ben did you give us a chance or look at our tools, may I ask where your department is? Plus our guys will come out and let you play with the tools.

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Replace it with TNT all compatible and lifetime warranty

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